Export Ubuntu Instance

Question

Hi all,

I have a Ubuntu instance that I'm trying to export via aws cli and I'm getting the following error.

StatusMessage": "ClientError: Unsupported: No grub directories found"
Thanks in advance for any help.

Pandu · Answer

Hi Juraj,

Please try below steps once it will be helpful to you to resolve your issue.

Step 1: Verify GRUB Installation

**Log into the instance:**

```
ssh your-ubuntu-instance
```

**Check if GRUB is installed:**

```
grub-install --version
```

This command should return the version of GRUB installed. If it doesn't, you need to install GRUB.

**Install GRUB (if not installed):**

* sudo apt-get update
* sudo apt-get install grub-pc

Step 2: Reinstall and Update GRUB

**Reinstall GRUB on the boot disk (usually /dev/sda):**

```
sudo grub-install /dev/sda

```

**Update GRUB configuration:**

```
sudo update-grub
```

Step 3: Verify GRUB Configuration

Ensure that the GRUB configuration files are present in the /boot/grub directory.

List GRUB configuration files

```
ls /boot/grub
```

You should see files like grub.cfg and directories such as i386-pc.

Step 4: Snapshot and Export Again

**Create a new snapshot of the instance:**

Follow the AWS documentation to create a snapshot of your instance's root volume.

**Export the snapshot using AWS CLi:**

Ensure you follow the correct procedure to export the instance as an AMI and then as a VM image.

```
aws ec2 create-image --instance-id i-1234567890abcdef0 --name "My server" --no-reboot
```

**Then, export the image:**

```
aws ec2 export-image --image-id ami-1234567890abcdef0 --disk-image-format VMDK --s3-export-location S3Bucket=my-export-bucket,S3Prefix=exports/

```

Juraj · Answer

Hello,
Thanks for the tips , but did not worked, still same issue.

Thanks.

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